What I read this week...
TikTok, debt ceiling, future of pro sports
What I read this week…
TikTok Tries to Win Allies in the U.S. With More Transparency (WSJ)
Fake Debt Ceiling Crisis Sends Investors Searching For Safety (The Pomp Letter)
How much does aging really hurt a country? (Noahpinion)
Why The AI Ethics War Will Make The Content Moderation Fight Seem Tame (Big Technology)
The NBA's Bright And Lucrative Future (Huddle Up)
Nobody is a Prisoner of Their IQ (Rob Henderson)
women's shoulders more regulated than guns (Liz Plank)
On Twitter…
Joe Pompliano@JoePompliano
Here's an interesting question for you:
If you could buy a professional sports team in any league in the world, with the sole goal of maximizing your investment over the next decade...
What league would you pick and why?
3:34 PM · Jan 18, 2023
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Rex Woodbury@rex_woodbury
Highest-grossing IP in history—curious what's not on this list that will be in 10 years
1. Pokemon $110B
2. Hello Kitty $89B
3. Mickey Mouse $83B
4. Winnie the Pooh $81B
5. Star Wars $70B
6. Mario $48B
7. Disney Princess $46B
8. Anpanman $45B
9. Marvel $38B
10. Harry Potter $33B
8:24 PM · Jan 19, 2023
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Joshua March@joshuamarch
It’s really insane how fast obesity rates have grown in the US. Tripled in a single generation. The mainstream approach to diet and exercise is incredibly broken. usafacts.org/articles/obesi…
3:54 PM · Jan 15, 2023
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Chris Brown@almostcmb
Of course that’s your contention, you’re a new VC coming off a two year product stint at a Series C business. You just got done readin’ the blogs, probably Fred and Elad, maybe High Growth Handbook. You’re gonna be convinced of that until next month when..
5:38 PM · Jan 13, 2023
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Trung Phan@TrungTPhan
Slot machines are absurd:
— 70% of total Nevada gaming revenue
— In 2022, its $9B revenue was more than North American box office ($7.5B)
— The slot machine at Las Vegas airport recently passed $1B in lifetime revenue
9:19 PM · Jan 19, 2023
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Manolo Fernandez@ManFerGal
For all cohort lovers... interesting paper on COVID impact on "consumer behavior" in US. Note (1) sub vs. non-sub and (2) durable vs. non-durable category trends. Bottom line, data says that long-run effects are mostly null / negligible.😑
🙏@d_mccar - is there data for LatAm?
4:10 PM · Jan 13, 2023
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Amazing! Followed you since 2020 I believe you are a great inspiration for immigrants like me. Thanks Chamath! love you guys in the ALL in Pod.
For the last tweet, I'm curious to see the total screen time of people (Maybe even split among different devices). Thanks for sharing this.